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These periods saw the development of Japanese woodblock printing techniques depicting "floating world" scenes of urban pleasure and everyday life. Historical eras celebrated for Ukiyo-e print achievements represent dynamic periods in Japanese visual culture when woodblock printing techniques were refined to create accessible art depicting contemporary urban life. During these times, artists, carvers, and printers collaborated to produce vibrant images of actors, courtesans, landscapes, and ordinary scenes that documented Edo period social customs and aesthetic sensibilities. These prints democratized art ownership, influenced fashion and theater, responded to censorship with creative innovations, and eventually traveled to Europe where they profoundly influenced Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters through their bold compositions and flattened perspective.

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